Is Windows mandatory for a Silkroad server?

Yes. The gateway, agent and shard processes are compiled for Windows, and the database layer is Microsoft SQL Server. You need to select a Windows template when ordering.

Players cannot connect to the server, where should I start?

The first place to look is the IP values in the configuration files. On Silkroad, GatewayServer tells the client the address of AgentServer; if that address is left as a local IP, the client makes the first connection but cannot enter the game. Make sure the server's real public IP is written in every configuration file, then check ports 15779 and 15882.

Does distributing client updates need extra bandwidth?

On update days, yes. Because DownloadServer sends files to every connected player at once, egress traffic spikes briefly but sharply. Datafex servers have 100 Gbps domestic and 10 Tbps international transit capacity; moving distribution to a CDN or a separate server before releasing large updates is the simplest way to protect the game server.

Game servers

Silkroad Online Server Hosting

A Silkroad Online private server is built on Windows and Microsoft SQL Server, and its process architecture is layered: GatewayServer handles the client's first connection and the server list, AgentServer takes over the session and runs game traffic, DownloadServer distributes client updates, and shard processes run the world. The practical consequence of this layering is that a single bottleneck can stall the whole server: when AgentServer waits on MSSQL, players see it directly as lag.

Recommended plan by player count

These values map one to one onto the VDS plan steps in our catalogue. Intermediate values can also be selected in the configurator.

Players	RAM	vCPU	Storage	Intel i9-10920XDDR4 · Value	Ryzen 9 7950XDDR5 · Performance	Note
1-250	8 GB	4	100 GB	₺1.550,00 / mo	₺2.080,00 / mo	A single shard with gateway/agent/download and MSSQL on one machine. The typical starting point for newly opened private servers.
250-700	16 GB	8	200 GB	₺3.250,00 / mo	₺4.280,00 / mo	Active trade and unique events, growing character tables and regular client update distribution.
700+	32 GB	16	300 GBmax 250 GB on this product	₺5.600,00 / mo	₺7.630,00 / mo	A multi-shard setup. At this scale, splitting MSSQL and DownloadServer onto separate servers is the most effective step.

The amounts in the table are the monthly net price of each processor option and match the calculation in the configurator. The value option uses DDR4 memory, the performance option DDR5. Billing period (3, 6, 12, 24, 36 months) and extra resources are calculated in the configurator. Some recommended values exceed this product's maximum, so the price is calculated from the configuration clamped to that limit; for higher resources, review the dedicated servers.

Prices exclude VAT (20%).

How to choose the hardware

The Windows Server baseline is 2-3 GB, the MSSQL buffer pool 4-12 GB depending on database size, and the gateway/agent/shard processes total around 3-6 GB. As with other MSSQL titles, the weight of RAM planning sits in the database, and the MSSQL Express limits (buffer pool ~1410 MB, database 10 GB) apply here too. On the CPU side AgentServer produces single-threaded load at peak hours while shard processes parallelise, so both clock speed and core count help. When DownloadServer is distributing a client update, network and disk read load spike briefly.

Which processor family?

Most game servers run on a single thread, so per-core performance matters more than core count.

Intel i9-10920X

DDR4Value

The value option. 12 cores / 24 threads with DDR4. Because the gateway, agent, download and shard processes run separately, core count helps directly on Silkroad, and per-resource pricing is most attractive for single-shard setups.

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Ryzen 9 7950X

DDR5Performance

The performance option. Zen 4 with DDR5. Because AgentServer produces single-threaded load at peak hours, clock speed shows up in tick time; and since MSSQL is sensitive to memory bandwidth, DDR5 additionally improves query latency.

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Setup steps

1Provision the server with a Windows Server template; the Silkroad server processes and MSSQL require Windows.
2Install MSSQL Server, restore the databases and check the edition limits up front.
3Align the IP and port values in the GatewayServer, AgentServer and shard configuration files with your server's real IP; this is the most frequently skipped step and the source of most connection failures.
4Start the processes in order: MSSQL, then GatewayServer, then AgentServer and the shard processes.
5Open ports 15779 (gateway) and 15882 (agent); do NOT expose the MSSQL port (1433) externally.
6If you will distribute client updates, plan separate bandwidth for DownloadServer; egress traffic spikes briefly on update days.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Other game servers

Games that run on the same infrastructure with comparable resource needs. Each page lists RAM, vCPU and storage guidance by player count.

Server hardware and the operating system are included; the game's server software and any game licence are NOT included — you obtain and install those yourself. Our guides walk through the setup.

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